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                    - paternalisms is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
 
          
                    - paternalisms is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
 
          
                    - paternalisms is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20
 
          
        
        Definition of paternalisms
        
        
          - the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good (noun)
         
        See definition of paternalisms in Merriam Webster